![]() And in one area, just east of the Old Grade bridge, the heavily wooded median was blazing ferociously late Saturday. That portion of the interstate is only two lanes in each direction. The bad news was that I-4 hadn’t even slowed the fire down. That was an area north, northwest and south of the interstate near Old Grade Road, which runs over I-4 in Polk County east of Polk City. ![]() But firefighters were concentrating on three sections immediately around I-4. Some fire officials said it could be as large as 10,000 acres because it had swept northward into an area of the Green Swamp that has been burning for the last three weeks. “It’s sort of working, but it hasn’t much yet.”Įstimates of the size of the fire varied. “We’re going to catch it on the interstate, and hopefully we can stop it,” forestry Supervisor Mike Perry told Polk County emergency officials. 27 and a rural lane called Holy Cow Road. ![]() Meanwhile, the fight goes on, with bulldozers, flame-retardant chemicals and gallon after gallon of water.įor local and state firefighters, the main strategy Saturday was to lead the fire up to the interstate, then stifle it in a stretch between U.S. When the road is closed, police will be stationed at the outskirts of the fire, directing drivers to the detours. “We are at the mercy of the weather,” Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. So for the time being, officials are warning drivers away from I-4 between U.S. Rain, the thing firefighters would most like to see, is not expected. The interstate averages 150,000 cars a day through the Orlando area. Late Saturday night and into this morning, cars flooding I-4 from Walt Disney World hit the bottleneck of cars waiting to detour around the fire site.Īt about 11 p.m., the jam stretched at least 13 miles, from State Road 535 - the first Disney exit - all the way to the detour point at U.S. Local theme parks, while not affected directly by the fires, are likely to see more traffic problems today. Today, with thousands trying to get to and from NASCAR’s Daytona 500 auto race, the closing of I-4 - a traffic-clogged headache even in the best of times - could create traffic jams even worse than those Saturday, when motorists sat almost stopped for hours. If you’re a fan of survival games where you get to farm, fight, explore, and build all at the same time, you should check this game out.Detouring drivers from a major interstate onto a maze of smaller roads was an exercise in utter frustration. However, this is a definitely challenging experience with a lot of teases and jokes for players, the endgame boss being one of them. It has cartoonish, polygonal graphics that sport bright colors. For an added challenge, know that even easier difficulties can get challenging when enemies gang up on you and the game doesn’t offer overpowered weapons or easy ways to get out. Its randomly generated world makes sure that from the resource distribution to monster spawn chances change with each game you start. However, each game session is a different experience, which makes it replayable for hours and days on end. Lastly, there’s no save game feature, forcing you to finish it in one sitting or try again next time. You’re free to “muck around forever,” or you can try to locate the Ender Dragon in this game, appropriately named “Bob.” This large dragon also is contrary to most endgame bosses, which will definitely be frustrating for some players. This means that not only do you enjoy vibrant colors, but also randomized world features that will keep boredom at bay.Īlso, it has no story for you to follow. Although for an island survival game, it doesn’t come close to games like The Forest, it still offers great color schemes and details to its procedurally-generated world. If you’re tired of Minecraft’s default 8-bit aesthetic, Muck is a great visual alternative.
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